A teenager has been charged with raping a woman at knifepoint in a park as she walked home alone after a night out.
The 25-year-old victim was punched to the ground during the attack in Exhibition Park, Newcastle, in the early hours of Sunday.
A 17-year-old boy is due to appear before North Tyneside magistrates on Thursday.
Northumbria Police stepped up patrols in the area and urged women not to walk alone at night.
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